Kawhi Leonard eats free here

After his dramatic buzzer-beating shot which clung the series for the Raptors and propelled them in the semi-finals, Kawhi Leonard, the team’s super star, must stay in Toronto.

The rumour has it that he’d like to play for the Lakers to return to L.A. but if Toronto’s winters are colder than L.A.’s our welcome and hospitality are warmer. So, as an incentive we are offering Kawhi to wine and dine at Le Sélect for free as long as he’ll stay in Toronto. Several of our colleagues have made the same offer, so Kawhi will have extensive options for the years to come.

Brunch, the most important meal of the weekend

We are serving Brunch menu on Saturday (starting at 11:00 am) and Sunday (at 10:30 am).

Eggs used in our cooking are “fresh air”, collected from “pastured” hens which roam freely on local farms.

The Weekend Brunch menu is popular. Reservationsare a good idea, but since we keep a few tables open for guests walking in without reservations, there should always be room for you should you decide to make tracks to us on the spur of the moment.

Celebrating 40 years at Le Sélect

Ana shaping the famed "Îles Flottantes".

Le Sélect is celebrating Anastasia Lawrence's 40 years of exceptional service. Since 1979, she's been baking desserts for our guests. If you ever wondered why our pastries are so consistently good, thank Anastasia. At 82, she’s vowed that she’ll never retire. She feeds off the energy and enthusiasm of her younger colleagues, dishing words of advice to the newbies, and enriching the team with her wisdom and experience. Le Sélect is forever indebted to Anastasia and to her “younger colleagues” who boast of 30, 20, 15, and 10 years of loyal service.

On-site Parking

We offer complimentary parking in our rear private lot at all times as well as in the rear lot of our adjacent neighbour to the East. All areas are monitored by CCTV and you don’t need to indicate to the reception that you parked there, as long as you are a patron.

On-street parking is also often plentiful but one needs to feed the meter as enforcers are on the lookout. On Sundays, street parking is free until 1:00pm. There is also a large number of hoops to lock a bicycle.

Contact Photography | Until May 31 |

Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival is held every month of May and features some 1,500 Canadian and international artists and photographers. They exhibit at more than 175 venues throughout the GTA. The Festival is devoted to celebrating and fostering the art and the profession of photography, through a diverse range of programmes.

Luminato | From June 7 to June 23 | Harbourfront Centre

Luminato is Toronto's International Festival of Arts and Ideas, It is an annual celebration of the arts , dedicated to performance, visual art, music, theatre, dance, and programming that cuts across traditional art forms...

Using found clothing and plaster casts of body parts, Valérie Blass creates work that defies simple definition. She works with models and specific textiles, moulding these materials to create fixed tableaux.

Toronto Waterfront 10K Run | June 16 |

The race starts at 7:30am on University Avenue north of Queen Street and ends on the Lakeshore Boulevard at Strachan Avenue. The run is part of the Canada Running Series

Doors Open Toronto | Until May 26 |

The annual Doors Open offers residents and visitors an opportunity to take a peek behind the doors of nearly 150 architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings across the city.

Join us on Rue Wellington

We are conveniently located downtown, at 432 Wellington St West, just west of Spadina and a block south of King, in Toronto’s historic Garment and Warehouse District. It's a spacious, tree-lined boulevard and the perfect location for our summer terrasse and our private rear jardin. No noise, but birds in the trees and Ella on the soundtrack.

“A bistro where everyone is made welcome.”✭✭✭
- NATIONAL POST

What to look forward to

The rear jardin

The rear garden is equipped with infra red heaters, making it possible to lunch or dine longer on a cool evening. This is particularly helpful for private functions if guests wish to have a drink outside before coming in for dinner.

We only serve fish and seafood certified sustainable by a reputable third party such as OcenaWise, SeaChoice or the Marine Stewardship Council. We also privilege organic ingredients, products from tradional farming, ethical husbandry, and seasonal gathering.

The critics are unanimous: Le Sélect Bistro is the most authentic Parisian bistro this side of the Atlantic, with great Bistro food, a traditional zinc bar, jazz on the soundtrack, friendly and attentive service, and the best winelist in the city: just close your eyes and you could be in the City of Light… except that the service is more gracious.

LAURELS

“✭✭✭”
NATIONAL POST

Best of Award of Excellence
WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE

Best Bistro
Best French Restaurant
TORONTO.COM

Best French Restaurant
NOW MAGAZINE

Best Bistro
EYE WEEKLY

“✭✭✭”
TORONTO LIFE

Downstairs in the wine cellar, there are 1,200 different labels and 95 beers from all parts of the globe. We buy our wines en primeur as soon as they've been released, and cellar them in ideal conditions. This allows us to keep our prices very fair.

If you've got a special wine of your own, then you're very welcome to bring it to Le Sélect - just let us know in advance. We charge a modest corkage fee: $18, or $25 if your wine needs to be decanted, $22 for Champagne and sparkling.